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TrueCrypt Install Guide

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spora-dun edited this page Jul 10, 2022 · 3 revisions

TrueCrypt is an open source cross-platform encryption software that is robust and easy to use. It has a multitude of features to help you secure your data by using:

  • Virtual Encrypted Hard drives
  • Hidden volumes and partitions

We will start by downloading TrueCrypt from their download page. Make sure to pick the appropriate package to download. In this case, it is prefered to get the Linux Standard Package in 32- or 64-bit depending on your system: http://www.truecrypt.org/downloads

Now, it is time to to run the TrueCrypt installer:

tar zxvf ~/Downloads/truecrypt-*.tar.gz -C .
./truecrypt-*

The final step is to white-list TrueCrypt to appear in the indicator area. This is based on a script available via GitHub Gist 3192398:

curl -s https://raw.github.com/gist/3192398/app2unitypanel.sh | sed 's/^EXTRA_APPLICATIONS=.*/EXTRA_APPLICATIONS=\\"truecrypt\\"/' > truecrypt-unity.sh
sh truecrypt-unity.sh
rm truecrypt-unity.sh
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